Alon Hazan (; born 14 September 1967) is an Israeli former footballer and manager who manages the senior Israel national team. As a player, he played as a midfielder. Biography Alon Hazan was raised in Ashdod, Israel, to an observant Masorti Jewish family. Outside of football he studied for a degree in politics. Club career Hazan spent most of his playing career in Israel, but did spend 18 months with English club Watford, with whom he achieved two promotions – from Division Two to the English Premier League. In 1999 Hazan scored in the penalty-shootout semi-final play-off against Birmingham City to put Watford into the play-off final against Bolton Wanderers, which they won 2–0 at Wembley, to earn promotion to the Premier League. He turned home to Israel, for personal reasons, before he could play a part in the top tier of English football. International career As a football player, Hazan capped 72 times and scored 5 goals for the senior Israel, between 1990 and 2000. Managerial career As of 8 May 2022, Hazan is the official national head coach who manages the senior Israel national team. Honours Toto Cup: 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94 Israel State Cup: 1992, 1993, 1995 Liga Leumit: 1993–94 See also List of Jewish footballers List of Jews in sports List of Jews in sports (non-players) List of Israelis Managerial Statistics References External links 1967 births Living people Israeli Jews Jewish footballers Israeli footballers Israel international footballers Israeli football managers Hapoel Ashdod F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. players Watford F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Israeli expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Ashdod Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players F.C. Ashdod managers Association football midfielders Israel national football team managers Israeli Football Hall of Fame inductees